Bug 37937 - Saving file dialog, no warning about restricted chars in filename
Summary: Saving file dialog, no warning about restricted chars in filename
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
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3.3.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: low trivial
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Blocks: Desktop-Integration Save
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Reported: 2011-06-04 19:37 UTC by Michal (JabLuszko) Karwowski
Modified: 2023-07-15 22:54 UTC (History)
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Description Michal (JabLuszko) Karwowski 2011-06-04 19:37:39 UTC 
Windows have some restrictions about chars in the filenames:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368590(v=vs.85).aspx

Reproduce: Open any LibreOffice application, go to File->Save as, type in "File name:" field:
test_/.odg
test_|.odg
test_>.odg
test_<.odg
test_:.odg
test_".odg
You get proper warning that LO can't save the file -> http://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/05/1.png


Bugs:
Filenames: "test_?.odg" or "test_*.odg" -> is not showing any kind of warning nor saving file. I guess it is related to the regexp/filter files stuff with Windows Dialogs (for example typing *.txt should show only .txt files), but it would be nice that LO would generate some kind of warning for users. Someone just tried to save file named "Questions?.odt" and reported "I can't save a file, nothing happends!".

Filename: "test_\.odg" is generating diffrent warning - related to the path: http://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/05/2.png I am not sure that how LO should react to the filenames with \ in name.

Filename: "\test_.odg" saves file in the C:\ rather than place where you pick it via mouse (Let's say I pick up: "C:\Documents\MyDocuments\blallblblalbla\LO\files\"). No idea if it could be harmful on Linux machines where \ is root directory ;)

LibreOffice installed via LibO_3.3.2_Win_x86_install_multi on Windows 7
Comment 1 Björn Michaelsen 2011-12-23 12:07:28 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 2 Florian Reisinger 2012-08-14 14:04:31 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 Florian Reisinger 2012-08-14 14:05:21 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 Florian Reisinger 2012-08-14 14:09:48 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Florian Reisinger 2012-08-14 14:11:46 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 Florian Reisinger 2012-08-15 18:17:48 UTC 
Works with LO 3.6
Comment 7 Urmas 2012-08-16 05:52:22 UTC 
No, it doesn't. Try other characters than / and :.
Comment 8 Joel Madero 2014-11-04 03:41:17 UTC 
Never confirmed by QA team - moving to UNCONFIRMED.
Comment 9 Urmas 2014-11-09 11:17:45 UTC 
Confirmed in 4.4 master.
Comment 10 QA Administrators 2015-12-20 16:20:43 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 11 Michal (JabLuszko) Karwowski 2015-12-20 16:53:53 UTC 
Still the same behavior. 
Version: 5.0.4.2
Build ID: 2b9802c1994aa0b7dc6079e128979269cf95bc78
Locale: pl-PL (pl_PL)
Windows 10

Nothing happens when you try to save file with * or ? in name. Literally nothing. Examples:
test*test.odt
questions?.odt

Still interpreting \ as root folder, example:
\test.odt tries to save in C:\. te\st.odt says path invalid.
Comment 12 QA Administrators 2017-09-01 11:20:43 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 13 Thomas Lendo 2018-10-08 07:28:33 UTC 
Still reproducible.

Version: 6.2.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: e46f8a9a4e3c5b0542c0813b476b449f3af8d607
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
TinderBox: Win-x86_64@42, Branch:master, Time: 2018-10-07_23:36:50
Locale: de-AT (de_AT); Calc: CL
Comment 14 QA Administrators 2019-10-09 02:29:05 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 15 QA Administrators 2021-10-09 03:43:42 UTC Comment hidden (spam)